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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1907)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER tj, 1907. THE MORNING ASTOIilAN, ASTORIA OREGON li it it wtttiU ii U Utttt il Uiiiltttiii it tt tt tt I. SU tt it umm a n! a a; tt tt Circumsaii tial Case Tha AstorWs Hovalst U la Fyur Chiptsrf n tt 1 6 ttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttitnttnnBnffffffffff ,. CHAPTER 11., v The next morning tha groat Itrooso doors of the library hnd scarcsly r-vw.it om for th adiritsiilon of tho public whim my frloiid began tba as cent of H10 stairs, Mm golden nobis In his pocket . uml till bwnrt full of l)ii. Why In It that we no often per ceive Intuitively or Inntluctlvoly tli pronrh of physical peril and yot nave 110 premonition of tbo coming of the moral cataclysm? 8oarlHiroub wna on friendly toraa irltb tho llbrtirtun i whom be bad know fog utovtml years, At an tiabl tue of the pluce hm also had a np'k lug Bcniialnlance with apteral of the awtlstanl, custodians and other em Dloriws: lu'iire wboo be reMeaUd pornilsslon to examine h pnrthrnhdr troy in, which rMa tno, com bleb be was In quest It was tadilf fronted. K.'ltrlng to an alcove lu wblcb there wan a strong light be aagerly coiAinvnrml the comparison of fats tronsuro with the piece whom gen uineness w an iiMinestloned. Ho bad a powerful magnifying gin U)d made flnplotii notes, J 4, ahc-ut tm hour he had aatlxfled, Julntaflf th'it ho bad not been mletaklin an4 prcpired to leav the building. No 0110 bud conic Into tho, alcove while be bad been there with the exception of the atti'iulitnt, who had, an required by regulation, loitered about within eight Elated at tho auccnu attending hi Inveetlga- tlon. Jack was, imrUap. $ trifle care- lem In bl handling of the coin on touted (0 Mm. At all. events, be dropped H on the floor, lie at once called -Uia assistant and. tolling blm what ho Had done, fcakod bim to aid blm In hi search. Tho man, whose name was Qolaon, readily assented, nd for half an bour both men care fully Bought for the missing coin. Cropping about on their bnnda and kncee, they explored every square Inch of the floor, muting the edges of tbe cocoa matting wherever practicable, but all la aln, Had the tioblo been absorbed Into tho atmosphere like an odorless, colorless gna It could not have dlanpiwarml , more completely. ' At length thef abandoned the qucxt and. lining to their feet, looked, at each tber, Jack with an snrettlon of dutcd denpulr. Uolaon with a look of keen, cold iHwtniHt, 4 "Mr. & ariwniugh," , aJd t ho. "thui bt a very uupleniant atrair." ' J ''Decidedly w," attainted Jack. "Uf our you cau trndcivtaad," (JolHon went on, "that under the ctr CDutNtanciHi I huve no alternative. A valuable coin baa disappeared from a tray which wna under your aole con trol at the' time. . You miut pardon me, but I am forced to auuuion the officer on guard to take you to the li brarian." ' My friend atared at htm In a bVlp leaaly bewildered aort of way. To de mur would have .twoo worse than tue leiw; to aubmlt Xo the duigrace waa the wily courne open to him. . ., Qn reaching tho office of the lltrt- rlaa. that functionary, after llatenlng to Golaon'l report, conducted Jack In to a finaU Inner room, reQueatbig the repreacntatlva of the law to romaln outaldo tba door, which be cloaed. ; "Mr.- Scarborough," aald he, "I am lnexpreetlbly pained. I uiaka bo ln tnuationa, but you can readily ace that a peraonal aenrch tnuat lu made. Prob ably you would prefer to empty your pocketa voluntarily lu my preaeuco to submitting to the Indignity at tie bauda of the officer. If, aa I fully ex pect, the noble does not appear any where about your clotting, you leave this building without the ahadow of a tain." . -..... Unhappy Scarborough! At tbla sug gestion, wade in the ktndlleat uiannur, be could feel the clammy poraplratlon atundlng on bta brow In groat beads, for, In fear that his coin might not I genuine, ho hod aald nothing aa to bis motive for examining tbe specimen In the library. Had bo explained bis ob ject at tba outset and exhibited bis pseudo duplicate to Mr. I'opq, the li brarian, Its presence 1 In ' bis pocket would be clearly enough explained. But now wbo would believe blmj What a gausy story tho truth would appear to be! Out there 'was no es cape. ' " . I "Mr, Popotjtnnd he spoker slowly and with evident iigltutlon), "I have In my pocket utmost a precise copy of the coin which 1 hare unforhmutoly, but Innocently, lost., , I came here this morning - moroly to compare' my coin with yours My nolilo Is in my pocket 1 will prod tea It, itud from tho bottom ' of my honi't I wlh that I could pro ; duco yours as eftBlly." ; I Mr. Pope's fare afforded a rare study , of conflicting emotions. I'lty and lu "dlguntlou acemcd to be struggling for ascendency in -his soul. He t-finally. , compromised on doubt; yet the mental j tension to which he was subjected was ; shown lu bis voice whon be said: "Mr. , Scarborough, your statement is, to say 1 the least, ro'nmrkubloi On its face It j Is IncredlMo. Will you. kindly show me this duplicator,- 1 ' ;' , Perhaps unconsciously he lujocteil a K parcastlc omphnsls Into his enuncla- i tlon of tho word "duplicate." Juck felt be was a ruined man. - "Certainly, Mr, rope,", he answer?!, without" hesltn'tlon," drawing his own coin from bis pocket mid placing ilt be fore tho sk'.'ptlcni olllclal. , ' - .,' The latter took a ' monocle from his drawer and examined tlio plect clwo- ly on both sides for several minute, Jack waiting with the putionce of tnaii wbo ttpneta his quivering nerves to bo cautrrhcod at any moment bf to electric current. At .length Mr. Pope laid aside bla glass and fixed bla eyes on tbe puta tlvo culprit . . "Did you," be queried, "discover any points between kc 'noble' and your duplicator " . .. i. ! "Nono whatever except a alight! de pression vn the obverse aide and smaller diameter; In my specimen at cert a la poluut.i Otlierwlso, for all tliot I could ae, tliuy wen suMtanuaiiy IdouUcal." ' " ; i Tlio librarian waa 6mAs; moved. After juicing the floor onco or twice be abruptly turned upon his heel and faced bis prisoner with, tbe peremp tory request, "IM me so your knlfo. Jack produced It "A I tbought It contains file blodo of finely tempered stool. Scar- borough," bo wont on, "I have known you for several years. I am old enough to l your father, and I wsut to treat you as I should wish anotbor roan to treat my sou under like circumstances. jAU oiitbu4liiytlc collectors are, In sense, monomaniacs. I can see morso-no, I mean regret-written upon your face now. Admit that an overmastering Influence momentarily overcame your reason and for a single Instant clouded yonr,onsclonce. Own that yodr ajlegul 'diipllcato' of so rare a piece Is the coin which you protended to have loot and which you hove per haps filed, witk n view to destroying Its Identity, and 1 give you my word that what mu trauptrod between us Just now shall never pass my lips. I will dismiss the officer. I will oven undertake that the coin shall be luck lly found and restored to its place. And, mora than that, you shall not lose my friendship. I-myself can un derstand the strength of temptation, for, though It has, never happened to assail me ust a U baa you today, have sluuvd In ways that nave been perhaps ksss excusable," Tbe voice of tho old man waa tremu lous, - His eyes were moist and as be ceased shaking he laid bis band gen tly open tbe shoulder of tbo mn whom Do oeiievea 10 nave own aeiecieu in grave crime. Jack appreciated the nobility of char acter which underlay bla words and at tbo same time perceived that there was a way to escape tbt Impending thun derbolt, whose fall seemed Inevitable. That tbe geld noble' that be bad drop- pod would bo ultimately recovered be bud no doubt. In that event Mr. Pope would discover that bla suspicions bad been ill founded, and bis own reputa tion would be cleared. But should be, Jock Scarborough, wboso life bad hith erto been llnuielcss except In so far as a few of the minor escapades of ebullient youth might have cast a light lhadow across It, confess mmself a tiller? Never! , Bather-yea, a thou annd times-arrest and arralgnmeut tho handcuffs and the grated door. , Tho librarian had left blm to himself, seemingly trusting to the voice of tbe culprlfs conscience. Ho stood gazing out of the window, through which arose tbe confused clamor of the street be low, where wealth and penury, virtue and crime, hope and despair Jostled each other In an 111 assorted crush of humanity. At the sound of Scarborough's voice bo turned around. "Mr. Pope," aald Jack, "do not think that X underestimate your kindness. . I can never forget It aud I thaak you for yonr wed meant oner, But I turn spoken tha literal truth. I have noth ing to say la variance from my orig inal statement" 1 "Then you force me to the most bit ter task of my life. Scarborough, I know your mother In her girlhood. Nothing but chance prevented our mar riage. You are her veritable image, For her sake I long to save ber son. Think I nm willing to do for you what I believe I would do for no man on earth except her son, for I have seen no other woman whom I cared to mar ry. But If, you persist in your obstl- nate refusal of my offer I must band you over to tho police. I must The enso against you Is too plain to admit of question. Tho officer is waiting at the door. Do you still reject tba on avenue of pscaper : 1 - ' Jack was more' deeply moved than he cored to show, but bla self respect re tained its ascciuloncy. , ,,. , j "Mr. Popo,". .and his volco was firnu "I did not. know that you had ever been a friend of my mother, but If you wore my father you could notpersuad me to tho confession' of- a, erlrar ijr which I am Innocent." ' tj "Then I must do my duty, at auy personal cos$." (,AnV throwing opes the door, he beckoned the pollcemqa to enter, ii "Offlcor," said he, "this your prisoner. I will nccornpnny yo to tho station and prefer charges." i j 'Before being locked' in a cell Jack obtained 1 permission to communicate with his friends. A messenger waa dispatched o ray office, and I lost no time In going to the station. He was arraigned tbe next morning and, waiving a preliminary examination, waa held to await the action of the grand Jury In bonds of $2,000, Ball was promptly; furnished, and we left the courtroom together. In profound silence we rodeto my office, .whre we sat nowirro talk over the situation. -1 "Graham," said my frlond, "this Is the1 most terrible thlmr that could pos sibly have happened to me. Surely there can bo no doubt that the gold ploce that I so unluckily dropped will bo found and this horrible muddle cleared apr "I bopo so," I replied. "It seems almost morally certain that tlio coin must bo found, but" "But wbatr he Interrupted with feverish eagerness. . "Well," said I, speaking slowly, not wishing to add to bis suffering and yet anxious that be should mils his position In all Its gravity, "in tbo first place, we can't tell how soon It will be found. Inasmuch as Mr. Pop feels fully assured that he already baa tbo 'noblo' belonging to tbo library la bis possession be Is not likely to insti tute any further search for It It coma to hare worked itself Into some decidedly out of the way corner, whore It may not attract attention for "Dear" feSiV, wanted to toll him that be bad formed bo conception of 1 the consummate skill with which a prosecuting attorney can weave a net of Inculpatory circumstances around Innocent men. Nor did ho know any .thing of tbe whimsicalities of tbo aver ' age petit Jury. But I had not tbo heart to disturb bis confidence. Coontinued la tomorrow's Astorian. EXONERATE CAPTAIH. SAN FRAXCWeO. Nov. 28-The local Jlowd of 8t!mlma.t Inspector handed down its decision yesterday In , the 'Se of the burning of the steam schooner Berkeley off Point Conception, on the morning of November 14, exon erating Captain A. D, IHggins her master (and all bis ofllcm, from any charge of negligent. The vessel was , valued at 975,000. . " TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY 'Take LAXATIVE BfiOMO Quinine Tab let. Druggists refund money If it fails to scure. E. TV. GROVE'S signature is on esch box. 2!5c. , , Ojfftoer," W he, "VUi ti your prisoner. a long time to come. And then, be sides, wbo knows by wbom It may be found It Is altogether wltblu the range of possibility that it may be (Un covered by some dishonest person who may surreptitiously appropriate It to his own use. Of court, I sm only suggesting contingencies which may occur. But It Is better to look at the situation from different standpoints." "S'es," be assented with a heavy sigh, "I see. But then," he added quickly, "1 can prove that 1 did ac tually have a duplicate before I anked to examine- the specimen at the II braty. There Is the plowman from whom I bought It And I showed It to Agnes. And you yourself saw It' ' I knew that by "Agnes" be referred to bis lluneoe. "When did you show It to Mins Eth- eiidger I afked. c; ':,. ;t He colored slightly as he answered that be bad stopped at ber house for a few moments on his way home from tbe train tho evening he had returned to the city. "Tbe testimony of tbe plowman," 1 said, "ought to be valuable unless the Jury should chance to believe that b!s story was Ingeniously contrived for tbe occasion, which Is not likely. My own evidence, I fear, will not aid you very materially, for, although of course I feel sure that the gold piece that you showed me closely resembled tbe one which you dropped on the floor of tho alcove, I know It only because yon yourself have told me so, I only glanced at tt casually and cannot now rocall a single one of its salient fea tures, except that It had a head and Inscriptions with which I was and am wholly unfamiliar. This would weigh very little against the positive Identifi cation of thv piece taken from your pocket by the librarian. But perhaps Miss Ethertdge examined It more care fully." i ' . "She did!" be exclaimed "We look ed at It together, and I explained the Inscription to her. She could describe It I feel sure, aud then what will be come of tbo prosecution?" I could hot find It in my heart to add another straw to the load that he was carrying, so I suld, "Yes, that ought to make a strong case." Aud then 1 asked, "Now, whom do you want to defend your 4 Jack atared.at Jue.,v,VWhy, whom should I want "but your be asked. "You personally know the facts, and who else would take so deep an Inter est In vindicating my innocence?" "Dear old boy,'! I replied, "nothing will ever happen that can weaken our friendship. I merely want to be of the utmost possible service to you. The only question Is, ljow can I accomplish that? If I had only scrutinized that unlucky gold coin more closely, prob ably I could do you much ood as a witness, and you know an advocate Bbould never be a witness for his own client except as to somo. mere techni cal matter of form. However, as It Is I don't thick I could do you any" good on the stand, and If you really prefer me to an experienced attorney In crim inal cases I shall certainly do all that I can.". . "Theu that'st settled,", he .sold, "and as to experience; I: haven't the slight est fear on that score. And, Graham, don't ask for delay. 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